The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21
. ER0CRa7TC RALEY At
MONROE.

The grand rally at Monroe, in ID,
parrish Of 0uaehita, on Thursday, III,
18th inst. at which Gov. McEnery
Senators Eushs aud Gibson and ex
seaator JONAS aad Major E. a. Burke
spoke, was beyond doubt ono of The
grandest Democratic meetings that ha.
been held in this State for many years
l. was no factional gathering, but a
simcn-Pnre old time Democratic love
feast, at which every Democrat, ire.
sPeeLiye Of fsciional preferences, could
express his opinions from the same
platform as that from which the Gov
ernor Of the State and United States
Senators wished to air themselves.
Such meetings elevate Democracy and
enlightens the people, as it gives the
public an opportunity to hear both
sides Of the question, thereby enabling
them to more intelligently pass upon
the fitness of aspirants for Office.
This meeting was in direct contrast
to those being held throughout the
State by Gen. Nichols and his little
band of Reform orators. There we're
present the Governor and other State
officers, our two United States Senators,
the head of the Federal administration
in Louisiana and other Democratic
ehiefs--not men gof one wing or fac
tion only, but representatives of every
shade of Democratic sentiment in Lon,
isiana.
The first speaker was Coy. Mem
cry, and it is conceded on all SIDES
that his speech was an able, complete
and comprehensive review of his ad-
ministration for the past seven years.
The political history Of this State for
the past ten years is also given in de-
tail which shows up to the public gaze, |
in their true light, the little group Of |
dissatisfied soreheads, banded together
under the name of RefOrmers, that
have been Parading throughout the
State for the past two months yiIlify-
ing a Democratic administration that
was elected by majority vote of over
10000.
The Governor also shows in his
able speech, which appears in our sup
plement this week, show many thou
sands more children attend our schools
to-day than under Nichols, how many
millions our properties have inereas-
ed in value, how many thousand acres
more our farmers now cultivate, be-
cause they are safe from overflow
how the blind and deaf and sick, and
the suffering are better housed and
cared for how our taxes are smaller,
oar Ievees higher; how industry has
thrived and the people prospered."
In fact he completely foored every
charge made against his administration
by the Reformers, and showed, by
reading letter from Gen. Nichols,
written to him in 1881 after the death
of the lamented Wilt, that the Gen
eral was very anxious to be one of his
(MeEnery's) friends and advisers, as
in that letter Gen. Nichols very earn
estly solicited the appointment of one
of his friends, Col. Thomas II. Handy,
to the tax eolleetorship of the First
District of the city of New Orleans
But MeEnery didn't see fit to appoint
the Generals friend, hence in the
eyes of the immaculate Reform chief
straightway the Governor became a
partisan and ringstes and bis govern
ment one of purely personal charac-
ter.
The speeches of Senators Bustis
and Gibson, ex-senator Jonas and
Major E. A. Burke were able and elo-
quent, and We advise every one who
desires to see the political situation
in this State, in its true light, and as it
really is to-day, to read the speeches
of these able gentlemen, which we
present to our readers IN this weeks
supplement.